News Details (Posted: April 8, 2008):

The History of Cedar Park

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Before the arrival of European settlers in the 1800s, the Cedar Park area was inhabited by various Native American tribes: the Tonkawa, Lipan-Apache, and Commanche. A major paleo-American archaeological site (Wilson-Leonard site) was discovered in Cedar Park in the early 1980s that proved the continual habitation of the area for over 10,000 years.

The community of Cedar Park started as a Railroad stop on the Austin & Northwest Railroad - which connected the state capitol with the cities of Burnet and Lampasas to the north. The community was initially named Bruggerhoff, after a railroad official. However, the name was generally disliked by locals (being both hard to spell and pronounce), and in the 1890's Emmitt Cluck changed the name to Cedar Park.

In 1892, a half-acre "strolling" park was built near the train depot. In the late 1800s Austinites would make day trips to the train depot/park in Cedar Park.

Source: Wikipedia®